Huskies planning ‘black out’ vs. UCLA

Head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Monday during his weekly news conference that black will be the theme Thursday when the Huskies host UCLA in a nationally televised game.

Sarkisian said the end zones will be painted black and the student section will get black T-shirts. He didn’t confirm that the Huskies will wear black uniforms.

“We are just trying to do something special for our student body to keep them involved and excited about coming to watch us play,” Sarkisian said.

Sarkisian also said a decision on quarterback Jake Locker’s status for Thursday will be made Tuesday. Locker participated in practice Saturday and Sunday, but team doctors have not cleared him to play yet. Locker missed the Nov. 6 at No. 1 Oregon with a broken rib.